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BHSU assistant professor of art Dave Wilson recently displayed his artwork in two solo exhibitions in Joliet, Ill., and in Vermillion. Wilson is also scheduled to have two additional solo shows in 2009 at the Taube Museum of Art in Minot, N.D., and at Northern State University in Aberdeen.

Black Hills State University will host a premier one-day leadership simulcast Friday, May 8 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Clare and Josef Meier Recital Hall on the BHSU campus. Included in the speaker lineup are prominent leaders such as former prime minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair; and best selling author of The Fred Factor, Mark Sanborn.

The Black Hills State University Rodeo Team will host the second annual Will Lantis Yellow Jacket Stampede Rodeo Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 25 at 1 p.m. The Cowboys and Candlelight dinner and auction will be held Saturday evening at the Holiday Inn in Spearfish.

Kent Meyers, associate professor of English at Black Hills State University, will visit three different writing classes at Loyola College in Baltimore, Md. at the end of the month. He will discuss fiction and non-fiction writing, and contemporary literature.

Dr. Lee Pearce, associate professor of education at Black Hills State University, will present his research on the predictors of early reading skills in American Indian youth at the American Educational Research Association in San Diego, Calif.

Micheline Hickenbotham, assistant professor of education at Black Hills State University, and Dr. Andy Johnson, associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Math and Science Education (CAMSE) at BHSU, recently presented at the 17th Annual Joint South Dakota Math & Science Conference in Huron.

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), a student organization at Black Hills State University, will offer a workshop to educate the public about the importance of credit scores Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. in Jonas Hall, room 304 on the BHSU campus.

The Black Hills State women’s team placed first for the fourth consecutive season at the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) championship on February 22, 2009. The men’s team placed second for the third consecutive year.

Research by 27 Black Hills State University students and one faculty member has been accepted for presentation at the 23rd National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 16-18 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wis.

Black Hills State University welcomes Glenn Grishkoff to the campus for brush making workshops Feb. 17 and 19. Grishkoff has a national and international reputation as a brush maker and ceramic artist.

Twenty-one Black Hills State University students and their advisor will be traveling to the California Redwoods during spring break to work with children at Camp Campbell, a YMCA camp near Boulder Creek, Calif.

For the third consecutive year, Black Hills State University has been named to the national President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation, by the Corporation for National and Community Service, recognizes BHSU nationally for its exemplary community service efforts.

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